14: Sexual Identity

Gay? Straight? Bisexual? Understanding your sexuality

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Every day, young men find themselves wanting another man and young women […]

07: Protecting my Partner, 09: Sex When Living with HIV

How to use a condom

A condom isn’t complicated. You just unroll one over the penis before sex and take it back off when you’re done, right? OK, there’s more to it than that. There’s a little bit of technique […]

00. Spanish, 07: Protecting my Partner, 09: Sex When Living with HIV

Cómo usar un preservativo

Un preservativo no es complicado. Solo tienes que desenrollarlo uno sobre el pene antes del sexo y quitártelo cuando hayas terminado, ¿verdad? Vale, pero es más que eso. Existe un poco de técnica para aumentar […]

17: Young and Positive

HIV by the numbers

Did you know that 1.2 million Americans over the age of 12 have HIV, and more than 50,000 are diagnosed HIV positive every year? And how about this fact: About 156,000 people in the U.S. […]

02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV

Video: Jen gets her flu shot!

Jen gets her flu shot! 💉 Did you know an annual flu shot is recommended for people who are living with HIV? 🤔 It will help protect you from that big, bad bug that’s trying […]

05: HIV Healthcare, 06: Talking to a Doctor

Can HIV meds stop working?

If you have HIV, your life depends on taking the right anti-retroviral drugs. So it’s only natural to wonder: Can HIV meds stop working? The answer is sometimes—but it’s not something to panic about or […]

00. Spanish, 05: HIV Healthcare, 06: Talking to a Doctor

¿Pueden dejar de funcionar las medicinas para el VIH?

Si tienes VIH, tu vida depende de que tomes los medicamentos antirretrovirales adecuados. Así que es natural que te preguntes: ¿Pueden dejar de funcionar los medicamentos antirretrovirales? La respuesta es a veces, pero no es […]

00. Spanish, 09: Sex When Living with HIV

¿Qué es la PrEP?

Por: Ann Avery, médica de enfermedades infecciosas de Metrohealth Medical Center. Ver todos los blogs en español > Si crees que puedes correr el riesgo de infectarte por el VIH, pero aún no estás infectado, […]

09: Sex When Living with HIV

What is PrEP?

By: Ann Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center If you think you might be at risk of becoming infected with HIV — but you’re not infected already — you really need to […]

05: HIV Healthcare

World AIDS Day

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Every year on December 1, people all over the world celebrate World […]